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17 Indian citizens among group of 100 migrants apprehended while illegally crossing into US

NEW YORK: Seventeen Indian citizens were among a group of 100 migrants apprehended while illegally climbing over a fence into the US at a...

Iran sends nuclear talks response; US casts doubt on offer

DUBAI.: Iran sent a written response early on Friday in negotiations over a final draft of a roadmap for parties to return to its...

China slams UN report on Xinjiang human rights violation as ‘political tool’ against Beijing

BEIJING: China has denounced a long-delayed U.N. report that was released over its protest and that says the government’s arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and...

US President Biden appoints two Indian-Americans to National Infrastructure Advisory Council

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Indian-Americans Manu Asthana and Madhu Beriwal to his National Infrastructure Advisory Council. The President's...

Russia launches war games with China amid tensions with US

Moscow: Russia on Thursday launched weeklong war games involving forces from China and other nations in a show of growing defence cooperation between Moscow...

Pakistan court extends interim bail to ex-PM Imran Khan in terrorism case till Sep 12

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday extended the interim bail to ousted prime minister Imran Khan till September 12 in a terrorism...

US has concerns about any country exercising with Russia: White House

WASHINGTON: The United States has concerns about any country conducting military exercises with Russia which has waged an "unprovoked and brutal" war against Ukraine,...

UN chief Guterres to travel to flood-hit Pakistan on solidarity visit

ISLAMABAD: UN chief Antonio Guterres will travel to flood-hit Pakistan next week for a solidarity visit and also see how the UN is working...

Taiwan vows to ‘counterattack’ if China’s forces enter its territory

TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Wednesday it would exercise its right to self defence and "counter-attack" if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, as Beijing...

UN monitors head to troubled Ukraine nuclear plant

Kyiv: A team of international nuclear inspectors was heading on Wednesday to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant caught in the middle of the fighting...

Bangladesh families demand UN probe into disappeared relatives

DHAKA: Bangladesh's government is in "denial" about systematic abductions carried out by security forces, families of missing relatives said Tuesday, during a protest demanding...

Imran Khan raises Rs 5 billion for Pak flood victims through international telethon

Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has raised Rs 5 billion through an international telethon for the people affected by the devastating floods...

Israel carried countless operations against Iran’s nuclear programme: Ex-Mossad chief

Jerusalem: Israeli espionage agency's former chief Yossi Cohen has claimed that Mossad has carried out countless operations under his leadership, including in the heartland...

NASA’s most powerful rocket launch ‘put on hold’ due to engine problem

FLORIDA: An engine problem threatened to delay the launch on Monday of NASA's most powerful rocket yet on an uncrewed test flight to take...

UN agency to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant amid safety fears

Kyiv: A team from the UN nuclear watchdog on Monday started its journey to the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting...

Death toll from Pakistan floods near 1,100 as international aid trickles in

Islamabad: The death toll from the devastating floods in Pakistan neared 1,100 Monday, as international aid began to trickle in following Prime Minister Shehbaz...

China’s drought-hit areas get rain, bringing flood risks

BEIJING: Tens of thousands of people were evacuated to safer areas by Monday as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of southwest...

No way back to nuclear deal if probe goes on: Iran president

Tehran: Iran's president warned Monday that any roadmap to restore Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers must see international inspectors end their probe...

UK’s biggest aircraft carrier breaks down on way to US

LONDON: The UK's biggest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has broken down off the south coast of England after setting sail from Portsmouth...

Iraqi cleric Sadr announces full withdrawal from political life

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s powerful Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Monday that he was quitting politics and closing his institutions in response to an...

China keeps wary watch as US warships sail through Taiwan Strait

BEIJING: The Chinese navy on Sunday kept a close watch as two American warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, separating China and Taiwan, the...

Lanka needs support, not ‘unwanted pressure’: India slams China over ‘spy ship’ issue

COLOMBO: Hitting out at China for its remarks on India's objection to the docking of its high-tech ship at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port, New...

UK PM race: Rishi Sunak’s California references may have impacted chances

LONDON: Former UK Chancellor and prime ministerial hopeful Rishi Sunak's team feels his references to the Silicon Valley in California early on in the...

Five-member Islamabad high court bench to try Imran Khan for contempt proceedings: Report

ISLAMABAD: A five-judge bench of the Islamabad high court will hear the contempt case against Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan for his controversial...

Racial abuse of 4 Indian-American women in Texas sends shock waves among South Asian community

HOUSTON: The South Asian community in the United States has strongly condemned the incident of racial abuse of four Indian-American women by a Mexican-American...

India, Argentina reaffirm commitment to deepen and diversify bilateral cooperation

Buenos Aires: India and Argentina have reaffirmed their commitment to further deepening and diversifying their bilateral cooperation, expanding it in new domains by broadening...

Ukraine Russia fires on cities not far from nuclear plant

Kyiv: Russian forces fired missiles and artillery on Ukrainian-held areas across the river from Europe's largest nuclear power plant, authorities said on Saturday as...

Pak considering India’s request to extend deadline for humanitarian wheat transportation to Afghanistan

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday said it is considering a request by India to extend the deadline for the transportation of remaining 15,000 metric tonnes...

Flood-ravaged Pakistan to deploy Army to assist in rescue and relief work

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has decided to call in the Army to help in the rescue and relief operations after many parts of the...

Floods to cause $4 bn loss to Pakistan’s economy: Report

KARACHI: The unusual heavy monsoon rains and devastating flash floods have estimated to cost cash-strapped Pakistan’s economy over $4 billion in the current fiscal...

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